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Recycling Plant Employee In Ontario Finds Big Bucks Inside TV

6:57am February 20, 2017

The man told police he inherited the money after his parents died and put it in the television for safe keeping, time passed. He forgot all about the money and gave the TV to a friend.

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Mexico Braces For Flood Of Returnees As Trump Cracks Down On Immigration

6:40am February 20, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

The Mexican government does little to welcome home deportees from the U.S., but it will now pay U.S. lawyers millions to help its citizens fight deportation. Mass repatriation would cost much more.

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Environmentalists Are At Odds With Kenya's Government Over Rail Line

6:38am February 20, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

Kenya's government wants to run a rail line across Nairobi National Park. Environmentalists are against the plan. The government says the line will use a platform above the park to lesson its impact.

People enjoy an informal parade before carnival in Rio's Zona Central.

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Rio's Carnival Is A Glitter-Filled Euphoria, Even If Brazil's Government Is Not

10:47pm February 19, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Amid the parties and celebrations of Rio de Janeiro's carnival lie the political satire and protest. To see this, you just need to look at the costumes.

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America's European Allies Still Seeing Mixed Messages From Trump Administration

6:51pm February 19, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Mike Pence addressed world leaders on his first overseas trip as vice president. But he and other administration officials at the Munich Security Conference didn't completely reassure European allies.

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Facebook claims to have 1.23 billion daily users globally. Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that he wants that number to grow and for users to conduct their digital lives only on his platform.

Facebook Wants Great Power, But What About Responsibility?

2:41pm February 19, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

Mark Zuckerberg has announced a plan to make Facebook the only primary platform people use to connect to others virtually. But he fails to discuss the responsibilities that come with that power.

A fighter of the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) paramilitaries stands guard near the front-line village of Ayn al-Hisan, west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces were preparing to launch an offensive to retake the western side of Mosul from the Islamic

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Iraq Opens Offensive On Western Mosul, In New Push To Reclaim ISIS Stronghold

10:41am February 19, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Iraqi forces, which have largely cleared ISIS militants from the eastern half of the city, launched operations Sunday to reclaim the rest of Mosul, where commanders expect an even tougher fight.

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Protests In Paris Over Alleged Rape Of Black Man By Police

7:58am February 19, 2017

People in Paris' suburbs have been protesting an alleged rape of a young black man by police. Political science professor Karim Amellal discusses the case and the upcoming presidential election.

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Brazilians Prepare For Carnival, And Its Grueling Test Of Physical Endurance

7:58am February 19, 2017

by Philip Reeves

More than 2 million people dance and drink, day and night, for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. All that pleasure involves quite a bit of pain. Ask the samba superathletes in 7-inch heels.

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez

In 'Things We Lost,' Argentina's Haunted History Gets A Supernatural Twist

7:58am February 19, 2017

by NPR Staff

The country's military dictatorship ended decades ago, but author Mariana Enriquez says there's still "a ghostly quality to everyday life" there.